Mainul held for his statement: Law Minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said Barrister Mainul Hosein has been arrested for what he said to journalist Masuda Bhatti, not for political reasons.

“Mainul Hosein used to say many things against the government even before the formation of Oikyafront, but we never arrested him for that,” said the minister while responding to a query at a program of Bangladesh Political Science Association (BPSA) at Dhaka University’s Social Science Faculty.

He said that the ‘shameless’ statement by the former caretaker government adviser was not insulting to Journalist Masuda Bhatti alone, rather it was insulting to all women, said the minister.